The cost of wildfires is rising. But by how much?

In the last decade, the Department of the Interior and the Forest Service have nearly doubled their combined spending to deal with worsening wildfires at the federal level, according to data collected by The Pew Charitable Trusts, but researchers acknowledged that there is not enough data readily available about how much fires are costing states.

The cost of wildfires is rising. But by how much?

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